dont worry, that spider thread will keep me awake to work out this problem just fine..

Must be something environmental tied to the ocean. Immigrants enter the US via land as well as sea so I think the immigration angle is out.

Huge spike in San Francisco. Appears to move inland a bit around Washington/Oregon. Also along the eastern seaboard.

How about estimated deaths based on a certain size tsunami?

Or initial outbreak of the Zombie plague....

thinking,,rats or roaches. or how much waste we put into the ocean.

The amoount of drugs coming into the us via the ocean? This is bugging the hell out of me. I want the answer now.

Pleasure boat ownership? Live-aboard rates?

I'm going to make the prediction right now that this is going to be really lame.

A population subset? That's a tough one...

Cubans and their descendents?

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earth explode. The end of the world.

Longshoremen?

People's iron levels.

Number of people who post in PARF?

I guess it is the amount of garbage produced and that get out to sea from each region. Garbage like plastic and sewage. Mostly sewage.

It could be the amount of fertlizer run-off as well.

Democrats?

Anyone want to wager this goes to parf ?

Sharks, with lasers.

Think I'm going to go with airplane routes.

Heavy concentrations look to point to airports.

BP oil slicks?

So no one flys to Mexico or Canada?

Summer tourists to the shore?

Number of people affected by rising sea levels.